[RunD1987]

Looks like a nasty wet week next week, but temps remain in the 50s mostly. I'll take that.

[mels]

I'm in northern VT right now...was 57 degrees today, sunny, and a little windy. Mud season is here, ski season is on its way out. Mad River Glen is barely hanging on and will likely close for the season after tomorrow.

[Brian26]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

I swear I was just in the middle of copying it from BOX's Facebook page and posting it, thanks LOL!

Actually while I knew that it started as rain in NYC (which is why they "only" got just under 2 feet while 4+ ft occurred even on the CT coastline in and near New Haven), I didn't know it was mostly rain on the Cape until I read this.

Imagine back then. They had no radar or computer models. Weather modeling was crude.

The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in the history of the United States of America. The storm, referred to as the Great White Hurricane, paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine,[1][2] as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.[3] Snowfalls of 20–60 inches (51–152 cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m). Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week.[3] Railway and telegraph lines were disabled, and this provided the impetus to move these pieces of infrastructure underground. Emergency services were also affected.

In New York, neither rail nor road transport was possible anywhere for days,[1][7] and drifts across the New York–New Haven rail line at Westport, Connecticut took eight days to clear;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888

[CTweddingDJ]

Winter is over, with that said I'd rather have snow then rain.

[trishguard]

I just want to know if I can plant my vegetable garden now.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by trishguard

I just want to know if I can plant my vegetable garden now.

NO..NO..NO WAY! Patience.. Patience. I learned that we have better success at a crop when using a Calendar as opposed to weather outside in March. Cool weather crops might be ok though so go for it though. But the rest will be ok in May. Did you till the bed already?

[Cambium]

In some cases this year is WORSE than 2012 already.


Hartford, CT has had more days of 60°+ this year so far. AND

The Average temp so far this March is 5th warmest (since 1905). 2012 was 14th warmest.


only 4 other years had a warmer start to March. Crazy

[trishguard]

Originally Posted by Cambium

NO..NO..NO WAY! Patience.. Patience. I learned that we have better success at a crop when using a Calendar as opposed to weather outside in March. Cool weather crops might be ok though so go for it though. But the rest will be ok in May. Did you till the bed already?

Not yet.

I'm going to start working on that next Saturday.

[KEVIN_224]

weather.com seems to have reduced the chance of rain for us (New Britain-06052) tomorrow. It just says showers now.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by KEVIN_224

weather.com seems to have reduced the chance of rain for us (New Britain-06052) tomorrow. It just says showers now.

However much falls its gonna be a raw, wet ,windy, day. High only 40 for Danbury now.